New law requires employers to give notice of immunity rights in order to recover enhanced damages.
President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) into law on May 11, 2016. Certain relief available to...more
Employees are entitled to sit at work when the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of seats.
On April 4, 2016, the California Supreme Court, in an opinion authored by Justice Carol A. Corrigan, clarified...more
Changes in the Act will increase the difficulty employers face in justifying pay differentials.
On October 6, 2015, Governor Brown signed into law the California Fair Pay Act. The California Fair Pay Act amends Labor...more
While helpful to some employers, Integrity Staffing Solutions v. Busk does not fundamentally change the law of compensable working time.
On December 9, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision...more
Employers who provide email access to employees may have provided employees with a powerful union-organizing tool.
On December 10, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision reversing a 2007...more
California Supreme Court rules the Federal Arbitration Act preempts State’s refusal to enforce class arbitration waivers on public policy or unconscionability grounds; holds PAGA claims unwaivable.
On June 23, 2014,...more